New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-30
THE DAILY SEXTON MATCH.
WHY The EXHIBITION WAS NOT POPULAR.
BETTING ON CL.EYHLASD-wILt MISS CALDWELL
REoRIYE THE GOLDEN ROSY

BETTING ON CLEYHLASD-wILt MISS CALDWELL
RECEIVE THE GOLDEN ROSE
IyRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THb TRIBpsBD
WASHINGTON, May eff the resent cushion earroin
billiard tournament between DAILY and Sexton in this city
pr,yed ANYTHING more than another, II was that the
cushion rules are unfaVorabe to an eXmbi'ioh
game Though DAILY broke the record Tor the biehesi
AVERAGE and the Sexton did some brilliant play
ing they had wretchedly small houses throughout the
week And the small fraction OF the general pubic that
did wander the hall went away disguised, talking
about the runs and 200 points that schaeIef and
slossOn have made beside which the occasional strings
OF 80 OF 40 that the cushion eaTrem champions put To-
gether we're as naught They didn't know that IT took
more skill 40 when ths cue bail has To take the
cushion at every shot than does to run 700 al the iour
teeRinch Daik line game. The average spectator whe
will get up and howl while sehaefsr works the worries
aloag the chalk line for half hundred points, viii sit
and see Sexton make a feuF-cushlon carron without
moving muscle emitting sound And yet the latter
performance represents far greater dencacy or touch,
nicer sense Of direction and accuracy of calculation, but
il doesn't show the surface DAILY goes back to Kew
York with 900 in his pocket the trophy that has been
held ia turn by all the Old cushion carrom champions,
and satisfaction OF having played the strongest game
ever seen under rules. Sexton lost mainly through
Tecl1essness.
CoIeae sayre Of Aiabasaa who has made fortune by
lucky investments in Birmingham is in town for visit
aid Pugh OF his State fell To talking politics
the other day and before esg expressed in very eBer
gedc their views regarding President Csveiahds
reelection sayre maintained that he would not be re-
elected Senator Ppgh asserted With all the ervor 81
man who ed at the trough Of Federal patronage that
lie would, Finally the TIVE men backed ihelr opillons
Pnehs note book stands Tor s06 Colonel ayre wanted
TO raise it 70 but ~ senator who Is family nan
and depends chiefly upon hs year as aesSia''r
Tor support, declined with thanks.
private letter received here from Rome and written
by the wife OF "grsat Cardinals fayorito nephew"
says that "the golden will to America again and
that will be bestowed upon young lady preIa
nent in Washington society," who not only very good
as well as most chaFmHg Christian bat has proven her
faith By giving very large sum of peaey III aid OF the
Roman Catholic University I" De quit III Aeles ana al
Ibis fers Of course Miss Caldwell, whose gift of
$500 900 the fouadng 81 catee university last
special mark Of appreciation and distinction bestowed
syas Pope ne woman WHO has ssqSsrs s ss
Year ago the vile Of General sherman reserved the
golden rose from Pope ras The iaeiaea. was Pash
been ayS5sa x s"l 81 PARA ay nass aSn
III: distinction had eyer been Ssstoved ING aIqrn
HsSaiG
The Washington ad9iFsrs Of FIRED Douglass derive
The fesign press about this distinguished representative
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grs 70 Senator proceeds 20 snShtsn its readers
as follows; -, ,,,.-.
there is at the Bresest tige ia Rene Federico
Douglass the Rebel Slave H. schiayo ihpsl the AUTHOR
the celebrated orator the United states senat0 lLe
man perhaps the Desl popular OF his country on account
of bis daring audacal Me ienscity, ana on account o
the trials which he has suffered"
Mrs john A. Logan appears to-day in the new role Of
eontfibatf 10 the COLUMNS the daily press she has
written fer The Posi- article on the scenes Witnessed
inside tae great deae OF the Capitol since us oose
ton Il Is full Of interesting details written IN an easy
fluent manner. aud though revealing lack OF practice ~
writing, gives promise Of better things 10 COME ioueh
iBs and atotic IN her description OF the scenes wbc
attended fe lying ID state Of her husbands pody
Is called upon 10 another OF her heroes ana sates
men"